Australia checking 2 objects in search for plane

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister said Thursday two objects possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight have been spotted on satellite imagery and an air force aircraft was diverted to the area to try to locate them.

The Orion aircraft was expected to arrive in the area Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Tony Abbott told Parliament in Canberra. Three additional aircraft are expected to follow for a more intensive search, he said.

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Abbott cautioned, however, that the task of locating these objects will be extremely difficult and ‘‘it may turn out that they are not related to the search for flight MH370.’’